Reuters is reporting today:
Commenting on the removal of the missile shield from Poland and the Czech Republic, Putin said that he hoped the United States would not renege on its promise to scrap plans for an anti-missile system in central Europe. Maybe I'm missing something, but that sounds as if the missile defense system that was promised in the future is going to be a problem.
Generally speaking, the rule for dealing with dictators and tyrants is that they only understand strength. Any concessions made are seen as weakness they can exploit. It seems to me that the current administration in America does not realize this and is making the same kind of mistake that Neville Chamberlain made in negotiating with Hitler.
"...Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warned major powers on Wednesday against intimidating Iran and said talk of sanctions against the Islamic Republic over its nuclear programme was "premature"."Why, then, did we break our agreements with Poland and the Czech Republic on a missile defense shield? Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had visited Russia for two days of talks, and Prime Minister Putin did not even meet with her--Putin left for a trip to the Russian Far East and China before her arrival in Moscow.
Commenting on the removal of the missile shield from Poland and the Czech Republic, Putin said that he hoped the United States would not renege on its promise to scrap plans for an anti-missile system in central Europe. Maybe I'm missing something, but that sounds as if the missile defense system that was promised in the future is going to be a problem.
Generally speaking, the rule for dealing with dictators and tyrants is that they only understand strength. Any concessions made are seen as weakness they can exploit. It seems to me that the current administration in America does not realize this and is making the same kind of mistake that Neville Chamberlain made in negotiating with Hitler.
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